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MICHAEL W. IoAZB-DLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I

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Original application flledlanuary 18, 1824, Serial No. 687,181.

'1924, Serial No. 701,819}. Original 80. 1,566,893, dated December 22, 1925: Application for reissue filed September 11, 1926. Serial No. 184,901.

ed as a continua.-

This application is desi erial No. 687,181,

tion of my application filed Jan. 19, 1924.

The purpose of he present invention is to provide an improved construction of the nature of a case or container for an electric iron adapted for containing the iron toether with its electric cable packed therein or shipment and also adapted to serve as a container for the iron when out of service ed to have the iron enclosed therein while still heated and to sufliciently insulate the same so that after use of the iron it may' be put away in the container without waiting or it to become cooled, said container being also adapted to hot,

serve as a stand for resting the iron while 'ing therewith. It consists in the elements and featuresof construction shown and described as indicated in the claims.

- In the drawings 1-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying the invention, the same being shown closed with the iron indicated in dotted line therein.

, Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section through the container closed.

Fi re 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the container 0 en and the position of the iron indicate therein as in the momentary intervals of ironing employing the container as a stand for the hot iron.

Figure 5 is a perspectiveview. of the case shown at open positlon on a shelf as when exposed for display and sale.

igure 6 is a section at the line, 6-6, on

e igure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6' showing a difierent form of cable storin ket and showing also the iron in ful iii in the case at closed position of the latter.

Figure 8 is a section at the line, 8-8, on Figure 7.

Figure 9 is transverse, vertical, plane through the latching hook in the closed position of the container illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a stand designed for enclosure with the iron for storage and shipment.

The container shown in thedrawings is substantially rectangu ar comprising y united and the ends, 2, 2, are made in one piece "to the upper edge ofmomentarily, in the intervals of operata container when it is closed with .a detail section taken at a absence of limiting means,

Continued and application iiled larch 24,

adapted and designed to be made of sheet metal stampings having the permanently united parts secured together by electric welding at their lap ings. The device is bottom, 1, ends, 2, 2, and back, 3, permanent rigidly at their respective corners.

In the construction shown, the bottom, 1,

and folded at right angles to form the end bottomcorners of the container,

back, 3, is made in a separate piece folded to form flanges, 2, 2", 2", at the bottom and vertical end edges for lappin and welding outside the bottom, 1, and ,en 2, 2, respectively. The top, 4, is hinged at its rear edge ward side or front door, 5, is hinged at its and the the back, 3. The forlower edge to the forward ed e of the bottom, 1, and the said top and ront side are locking engagement with constructed for each other as hereinafter described at their meeting edges at the forward side of the The bottop and upper side of the front. tom, 1, is provided with supports or rests, 7 for the iron, two near one end for the heel, and a third near the other end for the toe of the iron; These rests are preferably bosses struck up from the bottom and laterally apertured as shown at 7 for ventilation of said rests and through the rests of the the hot iron in it for which latter purpose the case has ventilating apertures at the upper part, as for example, 16, 16. The container is designed to be carried with the iron in it by means of a bandle, 8, secured to the top, 4; and desirably the weight of the container and contents should be balanced under the position of the handle. For positioning the iron in the container for so balancing the wei ht, the container is dimensioned as to wi th and length so as to allow minimum play or waste 'area around the iron; but some space must be allowed to permit the easy introduction and removal of the iron, and with such allowance the shiftin" of the osition' of the iron which woul would be suflicient to render the device unbalanced with respect to the handle, and for this purpose,'- that is, to center the iron under the handle,- there are provid d projecting from the rear 'n' the ends as indicated at be-possi le in the- '9',the three elements, 9, 9 ,9, being arranged on the front doorsimilarly to the arrangement of the three rests, 7, on the bot tom, so that when the front door is folded down to open position and thereby lodged upon the users ironing table or stand, the iron may be momentarily rested upon the open door, if this is found more convenient than to lodge it upon the bot-tom of the con tainer.

The bottom, 1, has struck downward from it near the four corners, bosses, 7, for spacing the container slightly from the table on which it 'may stand, to avoid burning the table by the heat of the iron lodged upon therests, 7, and'simila'rly the front door, 5, has outstruck bosses,, 5, for spacing the door away from the table onto which it is swung at. open position.

For rendering the container as stifl as possible at closed condition of the cover and front door, and adapting these members to thus stiffen the container, the cover, 4, has its ends and forward edge flanged downwardly,

said flangeS,,4, at the ends lapping outside the ends, 2, 2, of the container, and the flange, 4", at the forward edge of the cover lapping outside the upper edgeof the front side of door, 5, when the latter is swung up to closed position. The order of closing,

therefore, 1s, first, to swing up the front door, and then to swin down the top cover, bringing its forward front door. The front door has its ends and upper edge similarly flanged, the end flanges, 5, lapping outside the ends, 2, 2, of the container and its upper edge flange, 5, folded at an acute angle to the inner surface of the said front door and thereby extending inside the cover when the latter is closed with its own front flange, 4 engaging outside said front door. Inasmuch as it is designed that the container shall be carried with its contents by the handle at the top, it is necessary to engage the top with the front door in a manner to. resist vertical separation of the two parts at their meeting edges. This is most readily effected by means of'a hook, 12, pivoted on the forward flange, 4 of the top and engaging a staple, 13. which projects outwardly from the forward side of the front door, 5.

A specific purpose for which this container is designed is, to accommodate in it,

ange, 4", outside the both for shipment and in intervals of use, the electric cable through which the-iron is energized, which is detachable from the iron as well as from the socket in the electric circuit by which the iron is energized, and wiich has proper terminals for these conn ctions. It is important to avoid coiling the cable around the iron for storing it with the iron when the latter is hot after use; and at the same time it is desirableto be able to store the cable with the iron. For this purpose there-is provided in the container at the backand upper part a pocket which extends to within a short distance of each' end (space being left between the endsof the pocket and the end walls for a check, 14, which may be used at either or both ends shown only at the left hand end for checking the cover at open, rearwardly inclined po sition, as seen in Figures 4 and 5, and hereinafter more particularly explained). This pocket is made adequate to accommodate a cable of the length with which the irons are customarily equipped. It is then formed by means of a sheet metal partition, 15, for welding to the ends and back of the container. If desired, this partition may be made hollow by folding the metal sheet double, with space between the folds which may contain a sheet of asbestos or the like, 15. The partition, 15, is located a little rearward from the position of the handle of the iron when the latter is lodged on the rests, .7, and stopped between the stops, 9-

so that the iron carried by its handle may be placed in and removed from the container without hindrance by reason of thepartition; and for the same purposes,to permit the easyintroduction of the iron by the natural oblique movement downward and in-.

ward, or, upward and outward for remova1,-the bottom of the pocket is sloped as shown, down rearwardly from the vertical forward position of the partitionto the back wall of the container.

The check, 14, is desirably formed of the shape shown to adapt it in the closing of the cover, to pass down behind the partition wall which forms the front side of the cable,

pocket. and in a pocket, 20, formed for the check between the end wall of the case and the partition, 20, which forms the end of the cable pocket. upper end to the under side of the cover, as seen at 14", and for the stopping of the cover at the proper rearwardly inclined position, the check f'llcrums over the hinge of the cover to the rear wall, as'seen at 14, and at-its lower freeend it is stopped on the wall of the check pocket, 20, this stoppage.

in the form shown in the principal figures being by means of a slot, 20, at the bottom of the check pocket, the forward end of which is encountered by the check at .the

position to'which the check is rocked over its Said check is pivoted at its fulcrum on the hinge at the proper rearwardly-inclined position ofthe cover.

At the closedposition ofthe cover the check hangs down freely through said slot in the bottom of the check pocket in the position shown in Figure 8 (which figure, however, represents a different form of pocket, but shows the same form of check and its cation atclosed position).

' zontal and extends am is, behind the I which,

I stored with the iron therein,

, A, which are spaced apart I has hollow die-cut and" stampedlegs,

a when it is In Figures 7 and 8 there is shown'a. cablestoring pocket, 14*, in a different position utilizingotherwise unoccupied space in the rectangular space containing'an lron of the customary taper-nosed form. In these figures the pocket is vertical instead of horifrom top to bottom of the case at the back left hand end corner,-

osition of the forward tapered end of the iron when the latter is stored in the case.

form there is also formed a check pocket, 20, however, need not have any slotted bottom, the end of the check being stopped upon the forward wall of the check pocket, as shown in dotted line in Figure 8.

In conjunction with this and to be used instead of lodging the-iron on the rests, 7, 7, 7, or on the corresponding rests formed'on the front member when at open position, I have provided a stand AA which is designed and ads. ted to be positioned on the ironin table in ependently of the container, and a o adapted to beplaced in the container with the iron'when the same is. stored out of use or for shipment or display on sale. This stand comprises two plates, A,

and secured together by spacing studs, 0, shouldered and riveted into the plates at their upper and lower ends, respectively. The lower pl-Kte dimensioned to fit over the bosses, 7, of the container bottom, or on the corresponding bosses of the front door 5, and thereby to position the stand, A, either in the container closed or when it is in service. Both plates are marginally flanged u ward as seen at a to stifien the plates, an as to the upper plate, to locate and retain the iron on'the stand safe against slipping. The container is vertically dimensioned to accommodate the stand, A, with" the iron thereon;

the stand is thus placed in the conand when tainer, it dispenses with the function of the I bosses, 9 and 5, for centering the iron in the container. The stamped legs, A", of the stand are apertured as seen at a, for ventilating, similar to the hoses, 7, of the container bottom, the corresponding apertures, 7 and a, of the two sets of bosses coincidwhen the stand is in position on the bottom of the container so that ventilation oc- ''curs thro h both sets of bosses. It will-be that the employment of two With a pocket of this container, to be the lower plate, and I the support from becoming so hot as to burn the board or the cloth.

I claim 4 I 1. A container and stand for an electric iron; consisting of a case which is openable forwardly and upwardly for-entrance and. mounted at.

art of t e container, ehind the position of exit of the iron, said case havin the back and upp er and extending down the handle of the iron, an upwardly open pocket dimensioned for storing the detachable electric cable of the iron.

2. A container'for an electric iron having hinged top and" forward side adapted to open respective y upwardly and downwardly to permit the insertion and removal of theiron by combined vertical and horizontal movements, said case being horizontally dimensioned to accommodate the iron substantially without waste area on the bottom; means proximately cenfor positioning the iron a trally of the width of the ottom of the case consisting of stops projecting substantially at the plane of the body of the iron from the back-wall and front wall respectively.

3. A container for anelectric iron and its cable having hinged top and forward side adapted to open respectively upward and downward to permit the insertion and removal of the iron by the combined vertical and horizontal movement, said case being horizontally dimensioned to accommodate the iron substantially without waste area on the bottom,-and a pocket for the cable formed by a partition mounted at the back and upper part of the container spaced rearward of the position of the the iron, and terminating downwardly .at a distance abovethe body of the iron cient to permit the entrance and removal of the iron by rocking it age. L

4. A container for an electric iron and its cable having top and forward side, and thereby adapted to be opened forwardly and upwardly for inse the iron; rests for'the iron on the bottom of the container and a pocket at the upper rear part of the case for the electric ca le, said pocket having its forward sid extending at a position sufliciently rearward of the pom'tion of the handle of theiron when lodged upon the rests to clear the hand of the operator grasping said handle, and its bottom extending above, the body of the iron at a; suflicient distance to permit the latter to be tilted over the forward rest in entering and removing the iron. 5. Acontainer for an electric iron having over its forward bottom handle of ion and removal of,

its forward side hinged at the lower edge to form a door openable bv swinging downward and outward, said door having bosses projecting inwardly therefrom at closed position and upwardly therefrom at'open position, adapted to constitute rests for the iron in the intervals of its use.

6. A container for an electric iron having the bottom provided with projections constituting rests for the iron, and the front and rear" wall provided with similar projections constituting lateral stops for the 7 iron when lodged upon said bottom rests;

the front wall being hinged at its lower edge to constitute a door adapted to be swung to horizontal position for opening,

said door having projections similar and additional to the one which stops the iron hori zontally at closed position and arranged to serve as rests-for the iron at open position.

7. A container andstand for an electric iron adapted to receive the iron lodged while hot on the bottom of the container during the intervals of use, said container bottom having ventilated rests for upholding the iron from the surface of said container-bottom.

8. A container for an electric iron adapted to receive and enclose the same for stor-., age while hot after a period of use, said container being apertured at the upper part I for ventilation to facilitate the cooling of the iron, the bottom of the container having rests for lodgement ofthe iron, said rests being hollow, and the bottom of the con-- tainer being perforated under the rests, and

said rests being perforated for co-operating for ventilation with the apertures at the upper part of the container.

9. A container for an electric iron and its cable having forward side and top hinged and therebv adaptedto be opened forwardlv and upwardlyfor insertion and removal of the iron, saidcontainer having a pocket for storing the electric cable at the rear part thereof, a check for checking the cover at open position, inclined r-arwar'dly upward; a pocket in the container at one end thereof, formed between the end wall and -the adjacent end of the cable pocket for accommodating said check. a

A container for an electric iron and its cable having forward side and top hinged and therebv adapted to be opened forwardly and upwardl; for insertion and removal of the iron, said container having a pocket for storing the electric cable at the rear part thereof, a check for checking the cover at open position, inclined rearwardly upward; a pocket in the container at one end thereof, formed between the end wall and the adjacent end of the cable pocket for accom- -modating said check, said check being fulcrumed over the cover hinge and checked at its free ,end on the wall.v of the check pocket for holding the cover at said open position. a

In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto set, Chicago, Illinois, this 8th day of.

my hand at V September, 1926.

MICHAEL W. McARDLE 

